Ball State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
John Whitman III
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 299
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Lackawanna CC
- High School:
- Westerville Central
2016 (Sr.): Saw action in all 12 games with seven starts at defensive tackle … started each of the final three games … tallied multiple tackles in six contests highlighted by the season finale where he posted five stops and a sack … also recorded sacks at Indiana on Sept. 10 and against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … notched two pass break-ups at Central Michigan on Oct. 8.
2015 (Jr.): Played in all 12 games and started the final nine games on the defensive line … recorded at least one tackle in every game and finished with a tackle for loss in three contests … posted a season-high six stops against Toledo on Oct. 3 … chipped in with four tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the win over UMass on Oct. 31 … notched five tackles at Western Michigan on Nov. 5.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Lackawanna Community College in Pennsylvania for coach Mark Duda … All-Northeastern Conference as a sophomore … team captain as a sophomore … received All-America honorable mention accolades in 2014 … tallied 72 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks at Lackawanna … set the school record for most tackles for loss in a season … ranked eighth all-time in tackles for loss in junior college record books.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach Jon Magistro at Westerville Central High … helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior and a 17-14 mark in his career … helped the Warhawks reach the playoffs as a junior -- the first playoff appearance in school history … team captain as a senior … two-time all-conference … managed 35 tackles, including 10.5 sacks as a senior … set the school’s sack record.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Netta Whitman … two sisters … born Aug. 11, 1995, in Westerville, Ohio … full name is John Albert Whitman III.
